Suspected Islamic State Militants Blow Up Oil Wells In Northern Iraq

Suspected Islamic State militants blew up two oil wells with bombs near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Wednesday, killing at least one security officer and setting the oil wells ablaze. The oil wells that came under attack were in the Bai Hassan oilfield. Crude oil production in OPEC’s second-largest oil producer has not been affected by today’s attack, industry sources told Reuters. According to a security official who spoke to AFP, “Islamic State group assailants” killed a policeman and injured two others, UrduPoint…